Record-cabinet



H. A.. WIBERG.

RECORD CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 8| 1919.

Patented Aug. 31, 1920.

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H. A. WIBERG.

RECORD CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 8,1919. 1,351,596.

Patented Aug.' 31, 1920.

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iJNirI-.i STATES PATENT oFFlcE.

Y HAROLD A. Wrisnrtef,` oryivnw YORK, N. Y.`

` .RECORD-CABINET.

Application inea october s, 1919. serial No. 329,307.

To f/ZZ cti/1,0m t may concern:

Be it known that I, HAROLD A. VIBERG, a subject ofthe King of Sweden, residing at New -fork, in the county of Bronx and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Record-Cabinets, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to an improved record cabinet, and an object of the inven- .tion is to provide a very simple, inexpensive and practical device of this kind capable of being manufactured for a relatively low cost and sold at a reasonable profit.

Another object of the invention is to provide a record cabinet including an improved record labeling means used in conjunction with a chart or indeX so that any one of the records may be easily selected, without going over the various records until the one which vis desired is found.

, and having numbered loops to engage correspondingly numbered hooks carried by the support, so as to hold the records in place in the cabinet, by passing the strands of cord through the aperturesl in the centers of the records, and connecting the numbered loops to the correspondinglyv numbered hooks.

A still further object of the inventionV is the provision of means mountedv upon elastic members on the lower part of the cabinetV to be engaged by the loops of the' strands of cord, to hold the loopsand the cords in position, so that the loops will bein'position to be re-inserted through thev aperturesr or openings of the records when replacing the records in the cabinet. w

An additional object of the'invention'is to provide a cabinet having an inclined bottom downwardly upon which the record rolls', when the cord is detached from its respective hook, so that the record will be in'position to be grasped by the hand, and when thelcord is removed through the aperture or opening of the record, the loop of the cord is connected to a hook mountedupon the vhooks of the support.

a reduction of the invention to a more practical form for commercial'purposes, the invention may be susceptible to changes, and the right to these changes is claimed, pro! vided they are comprehended within the scope of what is Claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, as will be hereinafterl setforth, shown in the drawings and claimed. i y j In the drawings:

Figure l is a'view ,in front elevation of the improved record cabinet, showing one of'the ydoors thereof open, showing a pluFV rality of records supported in the cabinet upon strands of cord in loop form.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional .view on line 2 2 of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view`on line 3-3 of Fig. 1transversely through the support for the strands of cord which support the records. p

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail perspective View of a fragmentary portion of the support, showing several of the strands of oord, and .their eyes or loops connected to the Referring more especially to the drawings, lY designates a cabinet as a whole, which may be any suitable shape or construction, or may have any suitable con- .iiguration,` preferably rectangular as illus Vpieces 2, andv arranged in the cabinet is a transverse support 3, to which the strands of cord'are connected. This support 3 has secured upon its upper edge near its oppo-l site ends by means of screws plates 4. The outer end portions of these plates are eX- i Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug, 31,1920,

tended beyond the end parts of the supports 3 and engage recesses 5 ofthe supporting strips, thereby `preventing displacement of the support. Furthermore, the kends of the support are recessed as shown at 7 to conform tothe supporting strips in crossssection. By virtue of the recesses engaging under the supporting strips, the support 3 is vprevented from moving or tilting excessively. 'Y

The front face of the support is provided with a plurality of transverse ribs 8, and threaded through the support immediately under the strips 8 are hooks 9. TheV front faces of the ribs are providedv with numbers, preferably from lto 37 but not necessarily,

for it is obvious that the cabinet may be constructed to hold any number of records,"

The support is provided with a plurality of openings or small apertures 10, throughV which strands of cord, or strands of any other suitable pliable material may be in.

serted, there being nuts or other suitable enlargements 11 formed on the ends of the cords 12 to prevent detachment of the cords. The other ends of the cords are connected at 13 to loops or eyes 14 of a plurality of body members or plates 15. These body members or plates 15 are numbered consecutively from 1 to 37 inclusive correspondingly with the numbers of the hooks, and are provided with eyes 16, which engage the lhooks 9, that is to say after passing the strands of-cord through the apertures or openings of the centers of the records, thereby Vsupporting the records edgewise immediately above or-on the bottom of the cabinet. It will be noted that the( strands of cord after being passed through the central openings of the records and then connected to the hooks, form loops, upon which the records are suspended, just sutliciently to permit their marginal edges to beV spaced slightly from or to engage (preferably the latter) the inclinedfbottom 18 of the cabinet.

The cabinet is provided with hinged doors 19, and -suspended on hooksv of the inner faces of both doors 'are index charts 20. These charts are lettered alphabetically, and when a record' is placed in the cabinet, an entry is made on the index of the title of the record alphabetically, with the number of the cord on which the record is suspended following immediately after the name of the record on the index. For example, should a record entitled Somebodys Wait` ing numbered'S on the index chart be chosen, it is obvious that by removing the loop of the cord number 8, the desired record will` roll down the `inclined bottom of the cabinet in a position to be graspedv of the records in'the'cabinet is removed.

the loopof the numbered plate or body of the strand of cord'is'connectedto one Aof the hooks, so that the cord will at all times be ina convenient position to be grasped,

These numbersv are arranged di-` rectlyover the hooks, to designate the hook:

soas to be re-inserted in thecentral open- `ing of the record, when restoring the record to its proper place. The hooks carried by `rthe elastic members each consist of a wire bent to form eyes 25V through which the elastic members pass. Y

The cords 12 are of different colors thereby greatly facilitating the return of the records to the cabinets. For instance, the cords are designedto be red,lwhite`and blue, so that all red seal records can be attached to the red cords, while the blue ribbon records maybe connected to the blue cords and other records can be attached to the white cords. Vhen the records Aare replaced in the cabinet they are reconnected to their respective cords, according to the name and number on the index and the number and color of the cord.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new Land useful is: t

1. The combination with a record cabinet,

of a transverse support therein 'provided' with a plurality of transverse ribs on one of its faces, a plurality of hooks carried-by theA support immediately under the ribs, a Y

plurality of strands of cord connected to the support'fand having eyes to be engaged with the hooks after the strands of cord are passed through the central openings of the records. y

2. The combination with a cabinet, Vof a support arranged transversely' therein,

flexible means depending from said support of the records is detached from its suspensionv means, it will roll down the bottom in a position to be'grasped from the front of the cabinet, the lower-front portion of the cabinet having means to which a portion of the suspension means may be connected temporarily while a chosen record is being played, so that the suspension means will be in a convenient position to be returned in engagement With the central opening of therecord. Y

4. The combination with a cabinet, of `a support arranged transversely therein, means for detachab'ly suspending a plurality of records from said support, said cabinet having an inclined bottom, whereby as any one of the records is detached from its suspension means, it will roll down the bottom inV a position to be grasped fromV the front of the cabinet, and a cushioningy front bpiece fixed to the lower part of the front portion of the cabinet to cushion and limit the record as it rolls down the bottom, the outer face of the front piece having means to be engaged by a part of one of the suspension means temporarily while a chosen record is being played so as to be in a convenientposition to be re-inserted in the central opening of the record.

5. 'Thefcombination with a cabinet, of a support arranged transversely in the upper part thereof, a plurality of pliable means carried by the support for suspending a plurality of records in the cabinet, said Vsuspension means comprising a plurality of pliable strands, each having one end permanently attached to the support, and its other end terminating in a body provided with eyes, hooks carried by the support arranged in super-imposed rows, each to be engaged by an eye of one of the bodies of a strand, said strands being adapted to be passed through the central openings of the records and looped and having their eyes connected to the hooks for the suspension of the records.

6. The combination with a cabinet, of a bottom inclined from the rear of the cabinet downwardly toward the front thereof, a sup# port arranged transversely of the upper part of the cabinet, a plurality yof means connected to the supportA for detachably suspending a plurality of records from the support, whereby their lower edges are held out of contact with the inclined bottom, whereby as a part of any one of said means is detached from the support, the record carried by such means may be held to contact with the bottom and roll toward the front of the cabinet so as to be grasped.

7 lThe combination with a cabinet, of a bottom inclined from the back downwardly toward the front thereof, a support arranged transversely of the upper part of the cabinet,

a plurality of means, each adapted to pass through the central opening of a record and having a part attached to the support, and

another part detachably connected to the front part of the support in'alinement with lthe first attached part, whereby the lower edge of the record is supported out of contactwith the bottom, the last named attached f, part of the suspension means being adaptedy support in the upper part of the chamber and-` a plurality of individual means for suspending a plurality of records spaced above saidV inclined bottom, each of said means being detachable to release its respective record to permit it to roll upon the bottom to the front of the cabinet. y

9. The combination with a record receiving chamber provided with an inclined member, of a plurality of means for suspending a plurality of records in parallel planes at right angles to said inclined member with their marginal edges spaced above said member, any one of said suspending means being releasable to permit any one of the records to drop upon and roll down the inclined member toward the front of the chamber.

l0. The combination with a record receiving chamber having an inclined element, of a plurality of flexible means depending from the upper portion of the chamber and being adapted to pass individually through a plurality of records for supporting them in parallel yplanes at right angles to the inclined element with their Vmarginal edges spaced from said element, each of said HeXible means being detachably connected to theupper part of the chamber, whereby upon releasing any one of said means its respective record will drop upon and roll down the inclined element toward the front of the chamber.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

HAROLD A. WIBERG. 

